Best Time to Drive from Moreno Valley to Irvine

Right now (7:32 pm PDT): about 50 minutes via SR-91 West, usually 52 at this time.

Only 34% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Moreno Valley to Irvine by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	66	95	89	65	55	55	54	58	58	59	57	59	56	53	52	48
Tue	53	70	103	99	74	58	54	54	56	58	63	60	63	56	54	51	49
Wed	52	72	104	101	70	57	54	54	59	58	62	65	63	58	54	51	47
Thu	51	68	95	92	73	56	54	56	60	61	62	63	63	59	53	51	47
Fri	49	58	70	70	59	55	57	55	61	63	67	65	66	63	55	51	48
Sat	47	49	49	49	51	53	57	59	64	63	61	59	57	54	51	49	47
Sun	47	48	48	48	50	52	57	59	60	61	57	51	53	52	52	52	47

About this drive

On weekdays the 49-mile drive from Moreno Valley to Irvine (via SR-91 West) usually takes as little as 47 minutes and up to 110 minutes, when leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 57 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1:30 pm on Sundays (67 minutes).

About 41 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (11 to 24 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Moreno Valley to central Irvine along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Moreno Valley to Irvine?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 47 minutes then, versus up to 110 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Moreno Valley to Irvine?

The 49-mile drive usually takes 47 to 110 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 57 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Moreno Valley to Irvine?

Leaving around 7:30 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 110 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-91 West in Orange County (21 miles) · SR-261 South in Orange County (8 miles) · SR-241 South in Orange County (6 miles) · SR-60 West in Inland Empire (5 miles) · I-405 South in Orange County (1.2 miles)

Inland Empire traffic right now · Inland Empire traffic tomorrow · Orange County traffic right now · Orange County traffic tomorrow

More drives

Irvine to Moreno Valley (return trip) · Moreno Valley to Los Angeles · Moreno Valley to Long Beach · Moreno Valley to Anaheim · Moreno Valley to Riverside · Moreno Valley to Santa Ana

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	66	95	89	65	55	55	54	58	58	59	57	59	56	53	52	48
Tue	53	70	103	99	74	58	54	54	56	58	63	60	63	56	54	51	49
Wed	52	72	104	101	70	57	54	54	59	58	62	65	63	58	54	51	47
Thu	51	68	95	92	73	56	54	56	60	61	62	63	63	59	53	51	47
Fri	49	58	70	70	59	55	57	55	61	63	67	65	66	63	55	51	48
Sat	47	49	49	49	51	53	57	59	64	63	61	59	57	54	51	49	47
Sun	47	48	48	48	50	52	57	59	60	61	57	51	53	52	52	52	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	66	95	89	65	55	55	54	58	58	59	57	59	56	53	52	48
Tue	53	70	103	99	74	58	54	54	56	58	63	60	63	56	54	51	49
Wed	52	72	104	101	70	57	54	54	59	58	62	65	63	58	54	51	47
Thu	51	68	95	92	73	56	54	56	60	61	62	63	63	59	53	51	47
Fri	49	58	70	70	59	55	57	55	61	63	67	65	66	63	55	51	48
Sat	47	49	49	49	51	53	57	59	64	63	61	59	57	54	51	49	47
Sun	47	48	48	48	50	52	57	59	60	61	57	51	53	52	52	52	47

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	52	66	95	89	65	55	55	54	58	58	59	57	59	56	53	52	48
Tue	53	70	103	99	74	58	54	54	56	58	63	60	63	56	54	51	49
Wed	52	72	104	101	70	57	54	54	59	58	62	65	63	58	54	51	47
Thu	51	68	95	92	73	56	54	56	60	61	62	63	63	59	53	51	47
Fri	49	58	70	70	59	55	57	55	61	63	67	65	66	63	55	51	48
Sat	47	49	49	49	51	53	57	59	64	63	61	59	57	54	51	49	47
Sun	47	48	48	48	50	52	57	59	60	61	57	51	53	52	52	52	47